Iceland or Jer Falcon (Plate 366) by John James Audubon, 1827–1838, framed print

Iceland or Jer Falcon (Plate 366)

John James Audubon, 1827–1838

Birds

Plate 366 of John James Audubon's The Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell in London. It shows a pair of Gyrfalcons, which Audubon called the Iceland or Jer Falcon, at life size. The Gyrfalcon is the largest of the falcons and breeds in the Arctic. This copy belongs to the University of Pittsburgh.

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